Paul George TREES

TREES, RABE, FJETLAND, ERICKSON, HARTWIG, NAIRN, STARNES, WIGG, HANSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/6/2007 at 11:33:46

April 1, 2003

Paul George Trees, 75, died on Friday, March 28, 2003. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, April 1, at the Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home in Belmond, with Rev. Rod Hopp officiating. Burial was in the Belmond Cemetery with military honors. Music was provided by Maxine Whitty, organist and Marilyn Janssen, soloist. Honorary casket bearers were Duane Thompson, Don Gemberling, Rich Wagoner, Homer French, Bob Berns and Verl DeNio.

Paul was born on April 12, 1927, on his parents farm in rural Wright County, the son of Vern M. (Mike) and Violet Ida (Starnes) Trees. He graduated from the Belmond High School in 1945 and served in the United States Army. Later he returned to Belmond where he was employed at Tudor Garage and Implement and began farming on the home place. Paul raised livestock, including pigs, poultry and peacocks. Paul married Marjorie Estella Wigg, on July 30, 1948 at Clear Lake. He was a dedicated farmer and an avid outdoorsman whose passion was fishing. Paul, Marj, their family, and friends took many fishing excursions, including trips to Canada during late summer. They spent many years wintering at their home in Kissee Mills, Missouri. Paul had a great love for his Vizsala hunting dogs. In later years he could be seen on his skid loader, shotgun in hand, hunting pheasants while the dogs worked the fields for him. He looked forward to hosting family and neighborhood fish fries and hog roasts. He loved to do woodworking and build things. He built the family home on the farm, did the cabinetry, and built a farrowing house and other outbuildings. Paul had been very active with the Belmond Boy Scout program and had served in various leadership roles. He was a past member of the Odd Fellows and belonged to the Rowan American Legion. His family will cherish memories of his wonderful stories and humor and think of him when they are fishing or listening to a WHO talk radio and the farm market updates.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Terry Trees in 1964; and mother-in-law, Estella Hanson. Survivors include his wife; daughters, Candy (Ron) Fjetland of Clarion and Cindy (Neal) Rabe of Belmond; son, Mike (Colleen) Trees of Belmond; daughter, Diane (Brian) Erickson of Belmond; brothers, Alan (Alice) Trees of Winfield and Tim (Marylyn) Trees of Webster City; grandchildren, Buffy Nairn, Danny and Mark Fjetland, Jeff Rabe, Krista Hartwig, Tyler, Justin and Spencer Trees and Jennifer and Jim Erickson; and great-grandchildren, Chelsie Nairn and Lucas Fjetland.

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